Organizations Filed Purposes:
OUR PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO MAINTAIN, RESTORE AND PRESERVE THE PROPERTY AT 855 ARDMORE AVE. WHICH WAS THE FAMILY HOME OF PHYSICIAN ROBERT HOLBROOK SMITH, AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS DR. BOB, ONE OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (AA). THIS HISTORIC SITE IN AKRON, OHIO IS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THIS INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN FELLOWSHIP, WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY BECAME THE FOUNDATION OF NUMEROUS OTHER 12-STEP PROGRAMS THAT ARE IMPROVING THE LIVES OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE. SECOND, OUR ONGOING MISSION IS TO HELP ALCOHOLICS BY PRESERVING THE ATMOSPHERE OF ACCEPTANCE WHERE EARLY MEMBERS ACHIEVED AND MAINTAINED THEIR SOBRIETY. THIS PREVAILING ATTITUDE IS SIMPLY EXPRESSED IN OUR GREETING, "WELCOME HOME." THIRD, WE EDUCATE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND BEYOND ON HOW DR. BOB'S HOME PLAYED A PART IN THE FORMATION OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS AND THE MANNER IN WHICH ALCOHOLICS WERE HELPED IN THE EARLY DAYS.
MUSEUM: THE ORGANIZATION DEPLOYS PASSIONATE VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE HISTORICAL TOURS OF DR. BOBS HOME. IT IS IN THIS HOME AT 855 ARDMORE AVE. IN AKRON THAT DR. BOB AND BILL WILSON DEVELOPED THE PRINCIPLES OF AA AND RECRUITED THE FIRST MEMBERS OF AA. MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHOSE STORIES ARE FOUND IN ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, AA'S "BIG BOOK," USED THE SMITH HOME AS A HALF-WAY HOUSE TO RECOVERY. THE HOUSE HAS WELCOMED VISITORS FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD. OUR MUSEUM IS OPEN EVERY DAY (NOON-3 P.M.) EXCEPT ON CHRISTMAS.
FOUNDERS' DAY - WE HOST SEVERAL EVENTS AROUND THE ANNUAL ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS FOUNDER'S DAY IN JUNE WHICH ATTRACTS SOME 10,000 VISITORS TO TOWN TO CELEBRATE THE DATE AA-FOUNDER DR. BOB TOOK HIS LAST DRINK.
GIFT SHOP: OUR GIFT SHOP SELLS DR. BOB'S AND AA MERCHANDISE AS WELL AS PIECES OF EDUCATIONAL AA HISTORICAL LITERATURE IN SUPPORT OF THE HOUSE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Harmon Velie | CHAIRMAN OF | 5 | $0 |
| Dennis Thayer | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Melissa Musser | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Gail Lacroix | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ryan Graham | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Gaiduk | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Frey | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kent Coleman | VICE CHAIRMA | 1 | $0 |
| Wayne Adams | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Dolly Abbott | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
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